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1 1Reading Test
60 M I NU TES, 4 7 QUESTIONS
Turn to Section 1 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
DIRECTIONS
Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading
each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or
implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or
graph).
Questions 1-9 are based on the following passage. The real evils indeed of Emma’s situation were the
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This passage is adapted from Jane Austen, Emma, originally
power of having rather too much her own way, and a
published in 1815. 30 disposition to think a little too well of herself; these
were the disadvantages which threatened alloy to her
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, many enjoyments. The danger, however, was at
with a comfortable home and happy disposition, present so unperceived, that they did not by any
seemed to unite some of the best blessings of means rank as misfortunes with her.
Line existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in 35 Sorrow came—a gentle sorrow—but not at
5 the world with very little to distress or vex her. all in the shape of any disagreeable
She was the youngest of the two daughters of a consciousness.—Miss Taylor married. It was
most affectionate, indulgent father, and had, in Miss Taylor’s loss which first brought grief. It was on
consequence of her sister’s marriage, been mistress of the wedding-day of this beloved friend that Emma
his house from a very early period. Her mother had 40 first sat in mournful thought of any continuance.
10 died too long ago for her to have more than an The wedding over and the bride-people gone, her
indistinct remembrance of her caresses, and her father and herself were left to dine together, with no
place had been supplied by an excellent woman as prospect of a third to cheer a long evening. Her
governess, who had fallen little short of a mother in father composed himself to sleep after dinner, as
affection. 45 usual, and she had then only to sit and think of what
15 Sixteen years had Miss Taylor been in she had lost.
Mr. Woodhouse’s family, less as a governess than a The event had every promise of happiness for her
friend, very fond of both daughters, but particularly friend. Mr. Weston was a man of unexceptionable
of Emma. Between them it was more the intimacy of character, easy fortune, suitable age and pleasant
sisters. Even before Miss Taylor had ceased to hold 50 manners; and there was some satisfaction in
20 the nominal office of governess, the mildness of her considering with what self-denying, generous
temper had hardly allowed her to impose any friendship she had always wished and promoted the
restraint; and the shadow of authority being now match; but it was a black morning’s work for her.
long passed away, they had been living together as The want of Miss Taylor would be felt every hour of
friend and friend very mutually attached, and Emma 55 every day. She recalled her past kindness—the
25 doing just what she liked; highly esteeming kindness, the affection of sixteen years—how she had
Miss Taylor’s judgment, but directed chiefly by taught and how she had played with her from five
her own. years old—how she had devoted all her powers to
attach and amuse her in health—and how nursed her
60 through the various illnesses of childhood. A large
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debt of gratitude was owing here; but the intercourse
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of the last seven years, the equal footing and perfect
unreserve which had soon followed Isabella’s Which choice best summarizes the first
marriage on their being left to each other, was yet a two paragraphs of the passage (lines 1-14)?
65 dearer, tenderer recollection. It had been a friend and A) Even though a character loses a parent at an
companion such as few possessed, intelligent, early age, she is happily raised in a loving home.
well-informed, useful, gentle, knowing all the ways of B) An affectionate governess helps a character to
the family, interested in all its concerns, and overcome the loss of her mother, despite the
peculiarly interested in herself, in every pleasure, indifference of her father.
70 every scheme of her’s;—one to whom she could
speak every thought as it arose, and who had such an C) Largely as a result of her father’s wealth and
affection for her as could never find fault. affection, a character leads a contented life.
How was she to bear the change?—It was true that D) A character has a generally comfortable and
her friend was going only half a mile from them; but fulfilling life, but then she must recover from
75 Emma was aware that great must be the difference losing her mother.
between a Mrs. Weston only half a mile from them,
and a Miss Taylor in the house; and with all her
advantages, natural and domestic, she was now in 3
great danger of suffering from intellectual solitude.
The narrator indicates that the particular nature of
80 She dearly loved her father, but he was no
Emma’s upbringing resulted in her being
companion for her. He could not meet her in
conversation, rational or playful. A) despondent.
The evil of the actual disparity in their ages (and B) self-satisfied.
Mr. Woodhouse had not married early) was much
C) friendless.
85 increased by his constitution and habits; for having
been a valetudinarian* all his life, without activity of D) inconsiderate.
mind or body, he was a much older man in ways
than in years; and though everywhere beloved for the
friendliness of his heart and his amiable temper, his 4
90 talents could not have recommended him at Which choice provides the best evidence for the
any time. answer to the previous question?
* a person in weak health who is overly concerned with his or her
ailments A) Lines 1-5 (“Emma . . . her”)
B) Lines 9-14 (“Her . . . affection”)
C) Lines 28-32 (“The real . . . enjoyments”)
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D) Lines 32-34 (“The danger . . . her”)
The main purpose of the passage is to
A) describe a main character and a significant
change in her life. 5
B) provide an overview of a family and a nearby As used in line 26, “directed” most nearly means
neighbor.
A) trained.
C) discuss some regrettable personality flaws in a
B) aimed.
main character.
C) guided.
D) explain the relationship between a main
character and her father. D) addressed.
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Questions 10-19 are based on the following
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passage and supplementary material.
As used in line 54, “want” most nearly means
This passage is adapted from Marina Gorbis, The Nature of
A) desire. the Future: Dispatches from the Socialstructed World. ©2013
B) lack. by Marina Gorbis.
C) requirement. Visitors to the Soviet Union in the 1960s and
D) request. 1970s always marveled at the gap between what they
saw in state stores—shelves empty or filled with
Line things no one wanted—and what they saw in
7 5 people’s homes: nice furnishings and tables filled
with food. What filled the gap? A vast informal
It can most reasonably be inferred that after economy driven by human relationships, dense
Miss Taylor married, she had networks of social connections through which people
A) less patience with Mr. Woodhouse. traded resources and created value. The Soviet people
10 didn’t plot how they would build these networks. No
B) fewer interactions with Emma.
one was teaching them how to maximize their
C) more close friends than Emma. connections the way social marketers eagerly teach
D) an increased appreciation for Emma. us today. Their networks evolved naturally, out of
necessity; that was the only way to survive.
15 Today, all around the world, we are seeing
8 a new kind of network of relationship-driven
economics emerging, with individuals joining forces
Which choice provides the best evidence for the sometimes to fill the gaps left by existing
answer to the previous question? institutions—corporations, governments,
A) Line 37 (“Miss . . . married”) 20 educational establishments—and sometimes creating
B) Lines 47-48 (“The event . . . friend”) new products, services, and knowledge that no
institution is able to provide. Empowered by
C) Lines 60-65 (“A large . . . recollection”) computing and communication technologies that
D) Lines 73-79 (“How . . . solitude”) have been steadily building village-like networks on a
25 global scale, we are infusing more and more of our
economic transactions with social connectedness.
9 The new technologies are inherently social and
personal. They help us create communities around
Which situation is most similar to the one described
interests, identities, and common personal
in lines 83-91 (“The evil . . . time”)?
30 challenges. They allow us to gain direct access to a
A) A mother and her adult son have distinct tastes worldwide community of others. And they take
in art and music that result in repeated family anonymity out of our economic transactions. We can
arguments. assess those we don’t know by checking their
B) The differences between an older and a younger reputations as buyers and sellers on eBay or by
friend are magnified because the younger one is 35 following their Twitter streams. We can look up their
more active and athletic. friends on Facebook and watch their YouTube
videos. We can easily get people’s advice on where to
C) An older and a younger scientist remain close
find the best shoemaker in Brazil, the best
friends despite the fact that the older one’s work
is published more frequently.
D) The age difference between a high school student
and a college student becomes a problem even
though they enjoy the same diversions.
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programmer in India, and the best apple farmer in empowered with technologies and the collective
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40 our local community. We no longer have to rely on intelligence of others in their social network—can
bankers or venture capitalists as the only sources of take on many functions that previously only large
funding for our ideas. We can raise funds directly 70 organizations could perform, often more efficiently,
from individuals, most of whom we don’t even know, at lower cost or no cost at all, and with much greater
through websites that allow people to ease. Socialstructing is opening up a world of what
45 post descriptions of their projects and generate my colleagues Jacques Vallée and Bob Johansen
donations, investments, or loans. describe as the world of impossible futures, a world
We are moving away from the dominance of the 75 in which a large software firm can be displaced by
depersonalized world of institutional production and weekend software hackers, and rapidly orchestrated
creating a new economy around social connections social movements can bring down governments in a
50 and social rewards—a process I call socialstructing. matter of weeks. The changes are exciting and
Others have referred to this model of production as unpredictable. They threaten many established
social, commons-based, or peer-to-peer. Not only is 80 institutions and offer a wealth of opportunities for
this new social economy bringing with it an individuals to empower themselves, find rich new
unprecedented level of familiarity and connectedness connections, and tap into a fast-evolving set of new
55 to both our global and our local economic exchanges, resources in everything from health care to education
but it is also changing every domain of our lives, and science.
from finance to education and health. It is rapidly 85 Much has been written about how technology
ushering in a vast array of new opportunities for us distances us from the benefits of face-to-face
to pursue our passions, create new types of communication and quality social time. I think those
60 businesses and charitable organizations, redefine the are important concerns. But while the quality of our
nature of work, and address a wide range of face-to-face interactions is changing, the
problems that the prevailing formal economy has 90 countervailing force of socialstructing is connecting
neglected, if not caused. us at levels never seen before, opening up new
Socialstructing is in fact enabling not only a new opportunities to create, learn, and share.
65 kind of global economy but a new kind of society, in
which amplified individuals—individuals
The following graph, from a 2011 report from the International Data Corporation, projects trends in digital information use to 2015
(E=Estimated).
Global Digital Information
Created and Shared, 2005–2015E
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Digital information created
and shared (zettabytes)
6
4
2
0
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013E 2015E
Note: 1 zettabyte = 1 trillion gigabytes
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